BELMAR – Police chased a 22-year-old Monmouth County man and confiscated 150 bags of heroin after they found him hiding in the backyard of a borough residence, according to court documents Wednesday.

Stanley E. Byham, Jr., of Roosevelt Avenue, Ocean Township, was taken into custody Aug. 28 by detective Mike Campbell, court documents said. He was charged with possession of heroin, possession of heroin with intent to distribute and possession of heroin within 1,000 feet of a school, according to the court documents.

Byham ran away from police and discarded the heroin, but officers discovered him hiding in the backyard of a property in the 300 block of Fourteenth Avenue, according to court documents.

Byham also was charged with defiant trespass, obstructing the administration of the law and tampering with evidence, court documents said.

Bail for Byham was set at $30,000 with no 10 percent option, and he was taken to the Monmouth County jail in Freehold Township. He was released after posting bail on Aug. 31, according to the jail website.